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Aditya Dhar

アディティヤ・ダール　/　あでぃてぃや・だーる

Film director from India

March 12, 1983 (age 43)　・　New Delhi, India

film director
screenwriter

My Take

What fascinates me about Aditya Dhar is the lyricist-to-director pipeline. People who spend years compressing emotion into a few lines of verse tend to bring unusual economy to filmmaking, and Uri: The Surgical Strike proved it — a debut so assured it won him the National Film Award for Best Direction. I admire that he did not coast on that success with quick imitations; he seems to choose his projects deliberately. In an industry that rewards sheer volume, a filmmaker who values precision over output is rare, and I suspect Dhar's best and most personal work is still ahead of him.

Overview

Aditya Dhar (born 12 March 1983) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Having previously worked as a lyricist, Dhar made his directorial debut with the 2019 war film Uri: The Surgical Strike, a commercially successful venture which earned him the National Film Award for Best Direction.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Aditya Dhar
Name (Japanese): アディティヤ・ダール
Reading: あでぃてぃや・だーる
Born: March 12, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Boar
Origin: New Delhi, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / screenwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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